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Pierce County's only university spent $509,874 on football teams in 2023

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Chancellor Maria Gallo, Ph.D. | University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Chancellor Maria Gallo, Ph.D. | University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Pierce County's institution invested $509,874 on their football teams in 2023, a 24.2% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 13% of all money invested on sport teams at University of Wisconsin-River Falls during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Pierce County have grown 74.8% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Football Team's Expenditures in Pierce County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$509,87413%
2022$410,68514.6%
2021$00%
2020$398,94615.3%
2019$439,55417.1%

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